Magazine rack



Aug. 1, 1967 H. v. STEINGOLD MAGAZINE RACK Filed Oct. 22, 1965 INVENTOR-HARVfiY V, STEINGOLD ATTORNEY United States Patent Ofi ice 3,333,7lPatented Aug. 1, 1967 3,333,710 MAGAZINE RACK Harvey V. Steingold, 455E. Oakridge, Ferndale, Mich. 48220 Filed Oct. 22, 1965, Ser. No. 500,5086 Claims. (Cl. 211-50) The present invention relates to magazine racksand more particularly to a rack on which magazines, newspapers, and thelike may be stored as well as individually displayed.

Heretofore racks for the storage of magazines and the like generallyhave fallen into two broad categories. There are those racks thatbasically consist of a receptacle with an opening in the top. Magazinesare then inserted through the opening so that they are either partiallyor totally received by the receptacle. As a result of this type ofconstruction, a person interested in the contents of a particularmagazine must then withdraw all the magazines from the rack in order tolocate the particular magazine of interest.

The other broad classification of magazine racks ineludes thoseconsisting of an upright stand provided with one or more horizontal,narrow shelves on which the magazines are mounted in a standingposition. However, due to the inherent lack of rigidity of the ordinarymagazine, the magazines mounted on this latter type of stand must bebound within some sort of hard cover binder so that the magazine willmaintain an upright position.

The present invention obviates the need for binding magazines inspecially built binders while at the same time providing a means forstoring and displaying the magazines in an individually visible mannerby providing for a rack consisting of a plurality of spaced horizontal,parallel arms each mounted at their midpoint to the top end of avertical arm which is joined at its lower end to one inclined leg of atripod base consisting of three inclined legs. The vertical arms areparallel and of the same length so that the horizontal arms are steppedat the same slope as the inclined leg to which they are mounted. Amagazine may then be draped or hung over a horizontal arm which receivesand supports the magazine by the inner fold so that the cover will bereadily visible.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a magazinerack on which magazines can be stored so that the covers will beindividually visible by providing a tripod stand consisting of threeinclined legs on which to one leg are mounted at spaced intervals aplurality of parallel and similar T-shaped members so that thehorizontal arms of the T-shaped members are stepped at the same slope asthe inclination of the supporting leg.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an attractiveand easily constructed magazine rack by providing a stand formed ofreadily shaped material such as wire.

Still further objects and advantages will readily occur to one skilledin the art to which the present invention pertains upon reference to thefollowing drawings in which like reference characters refer to likeparts throughout the several views and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective View of the present invention illustrating thedevice displaying a magazine shown in phantom lines; and

FIGURE 2 is an end elevational view as seen substan tially from the leftside of FIGURE 1.

Now referring to the drawings for a more detailed description of thepresent invention, a preferred magazine stand comprises: a plurality ofmagazine retaining members generally indicated at 10' mounted on atripod base generally indicated at 12. A pair of arcuate elongated legs14 are inclined and formed with their upper ends joined together andtheir lower ends spaced at a suitable distance to provide transversestability to the base 12. A third substantially inclined elongated legmember 16 is provided with its upper end joined with the upper ends oflegs 14 and with its lower opposite end comprising the third foot 18 ofthe tripod base 12. The length of the third leg 16 is suitably chosen toprovide stability to the tripod base 12 and also to accommodate theplurality of magazines retaining members 10. The third leg 16 issubstantially arcuate with the convex side down.

A pair of elongated bracing members 20 are provided with one end joinedat a suitable distance from the foot of the leg members 14 and withtheir opposite ends joined with the leg member 16 at the third foot 18.The bracing members 20 provide longitudinal stability to the tripod base12.

Another pair of elongated bracing members 22 are provided in an inclinedposition with their upper ends joined at a suitable intermediatelocation on the convex side of the leg member 16 and with their lowerends each joined at suitable intermediate locations on a leg member 14.The bracing members 22 provide lateral rigidity to the leg member 16.

A plurality of parallel and vertical elongated members 24 are joined attheir lower ends at spaced intervals to the top concave side of the legmember 16. A horizontal elongated arm member 26 is joined at itsmid-point to the upper end of each of the vertical members 24. Each ofthe horizontal arms 26 are parallel to each other and to a line joiningthe feet of the legs 14. The vertical members 24 each are of the samelength so that the horizontal arms 26 are stepped at the same slope asthe inclined leg 16. The horizontal arms 26 and their supportingvertical members 24 are chosen of a suitable gage material so as not tobuckle when a heavy magazine 28 shown in phantom lines is draped overthem.

All members comprising the present device are joined together by asuitable means such as welding or brazing or the like.

In the preferred embodiment as described, the magazine 28 is stored onthe present invention by draping over one of the horizontal arms 26which receives and supports the magazine 28 by an inner fold. As can bereadily seen, a plurality of magazines may be supported on the presentdevice with the cover of each magazine individually visible to theinterested reader.

Although I have described but one embodiment of the present invention,it is apparent from the foregoing description that many changes andmodifications could be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A magazine rack comprising:

(a) a base having two elongated arcuate inclining legs of similar lengthjoined together at their upper ends with a third longer elongatedarcuate leg inclined at a lesser slope with the lower ends of the threelegs providing the supporting means for said magazine rack, and with thethree legs joined with their convex sides downward;

(b) suitable bracing members joined to said three legs;

(c) T-shaped hanging means joined at spaced intervals to the top concaveside of said longer third leg;

(d) said T-shaped hanging means comprising a plu rality of elongatedhorizontal arms parallel to a horizontal line drawn between the feet ofthe two short legs and joined at their mid-points to parallel verticalelongated members each of the same length so that the horizontal armsare stepped at the same inclination as the supporting legs.

2. A magazine rack comprising:

(a) a base comprising three elongated arcuate inclining legs joinedtogether at their upper ends and with their lower ends providing thesupporting means for said magazine rack, and the three legs joined'withtheir convex sides downward;

(b) suitable bracing members joined to said three legs;

(c) T-shaped hanging means joined at spaced intervals to the top concaveside of one of the three legs;

(d) said T-shaped hanging means comprising a plurality of parallelelongated horizontal arms joined at their midpoints to parallel verticalmembers each of the same length so that the horizontal arms are steppedat the same inclination as the supporting leg.

3. A magazine rack comprising:

(a) a base comprising three elongated inclined legs joined together attheir upper ends and with their lower ends providing the supportingmeans for said magazine rack, and with suitable bracing members joinedto said three legs;

(b) T-shaped hanging means joined at spaced intervals to the top side ofone of the three inclined legs;

() said T-shaped hanging means comprising a plurality oi parallelelongated horizontal arms joined at their mid-points to parallelvertical members each of the same length so that the horizontal arms arestepped at same inclination as the supporting leg.

4. A magazine rack comprising:

(a) a base comprising three elongated inclined legs joined together attheir upper ends and with their lower ends providing the supportingmeans for said magazine rack and with suitable bracing members joined tosaid legs;

(b) a plurality of parallel vertical members joined at spaced intervalsto the top side of one of the inclined legs;

(c) a horizontal arm member joined at a location intermediate its endsto the top of each of said vertical members and with the horizontal armmembers parallel to one another and with each of said vertical membersof the same length so that the horizontal arm members are stepped at thesame inclination as the supporting leg.

5. A magazine rack comprising:

(a) a base comprising at least three elongated inclined legs joinedtogether at their upper ends and with their lower ends providing thesupporting means for said magazine rack;

(b) a plurality of parallel vertical members joined at spaced intervalsto the top side of one of the inclined legs;

(0) a horizontal arm member joined at a location intermediate its endsto the top of each of said vertical members and with the horizontal armmembers parallel to one another and with each of said vertical membersof the same length so that the horizontal arm members are stepped at thesame inclination as the supporting leg.

6. A magazine rack comprising:

(a) a base including at least three inclined legs joined together attheir upper ends and with their lower ends providing the supportingmeans for said magazine rack;

(b) a plurality of parallel vertical members joined at spaced intervalsto the top side of at least one of the inclined legs;

(c) a horizontal arm member joined at a location intermediate its endsto the top of each of said vertical members and with the horizontal armmembers parallel to one another.

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5. A MAGAZINE RACK COMPRISING: (A) A BASE COMPRISING AT LEAST THREEELONGATED INCLINED LEGS JOINED TOGETHER AT THEIR UPPER ENDS AND WITHTHEIR LOWER ENDS PROVIDING THE SUPPORTING MEANS FOR SAID MAGAZINE RACK;(B) A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL VERTICAL MEMBERS JOINED AT SPACED INTERVALSTO THE TOP SIDE OF ONE OF THE INCLINED LEGS; (C) A HORIZONTAL ARM MEMBERJOINED AT A LOCATION INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS TO THE TOP OF EACH OF SAIDVERTICAL MEMBERS AND WITH THE HORIZONTAL ARM MEMBERS PARALLEL TO ONEANOTHER AND WITH EACH OF SAID VERTICAL MEMBERS OF THE SAME LENGTH SOTHAT THE HORIZONTAL ARM MEMBERS ARE STEPPED AT THE SAME INCLINATION ASTHE SUPPORTING LEG.